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WALLACE E. JACKSON, OFa WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

BUTTON.

SPECIFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 452,045, dated May 12, 1891.

Application led August 13, 1890.

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that L WALLACE E. JACKSON, a citizen of the'United States, residing at Vat-erbury, in the county of New Haven and State' of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Button, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to buttons; and the object of the same is to effect improvements in buttons of this character heretofore made.

To this end the invention consists of the specific details of constructionl hereinafter' more fully described, and illustrated in the drawings, in Which- Figures l, 2, 3, and 4 are sections of this improved button in various forms, Fig. 3 showing the construction of Fig. l, with a tack connecting the button to a piece of cloth. Fig. 5 is a side elevationof the tack or rear member of the button. Fig. is a diagram showing certain parts of the button slightly separated.

Referring to the said drawings, a is the face of the button, which may be of any desired material and ornamentation, but is preferably of metal stamped in the shape shown, with an annular rib r or r turned under so as to embrace the back b. The latter is of metal, preferably concave-convex, as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3, although it may be Hat, as shown in Fig. 4, with a depressed center. Through the center of this back is formed a hole h, around which the back may be turned upwardly and extend then ce inwardly, as at u. in Figs. l, 3, and 6, or it may merely curve upwardly and inwardly, as at u', Fig. 4, or it may simply extend straight up, as at u2 in Fig. 2. The face and the back are connected by the annular rib a", as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, or bythat lettered r', (shown in Fig. 4,) the edges of the back being embraced by such rib, as described in each claim.

A collar c is. inserted in the hole h through the back, and at its upper end its edges embracing the edges of the back, as shown in the first three figures, although this collar may be omitted, as Vshown in Fig. 4; but the collar forms the shank of the button and keeps the head of the rear member e aproper distance from the back IJ of the front meniber. Vithin the space between the face and Serial No. 361,862. (No model.)

the front prevents a collapse of the button l and a closing up of this member of the Whole.

The tack or rear member consists of a single straight tapering shank e, pointed at its upper end and having at its lower end the usual enlarged head f, which is to form the back of the button. In assembling the parts the pointed end of the tack eis passed through the collar c and forced against the sharp pointl of the turner d, when it will be turned over, as shown in Fig. 3, in a manner which will be readily understood, the turned-over portion thereof standing above the edge u and above the upper end of the collar c when the latter is used. The length of the collar c is just sufficient so that when the tack is in place,

as shown in this figure, the flared end of the collar will bear upon the cloth above the head f, and the several parts of the button will be rigidly and rmly held in place. The tack is inserted through the cloth in a manner Well known in this art, and as illustrated in the drawings.

ing beneath said face and having a sharp.

point projecting toward the center of said hole, and a tack consisting of a single tapering shank e, having at its upper extremity a point and at its lower end an enlarged head f, the upper end of said tack standing inside the turner and above said upturned edges, substantially as set forth.

2. The herein-described button, the same comprising a convex face a, having an annular rib, a concave back b, its edges embraced by said rib and its center having ahole h, the upturned edges around said hole, an independent cup-shaped turner d, its edges resting on the back around said upturned edges thereof and its center standing against the ICO face and having a sharp point projecting toand the upper end of the collar,substantially ward the center of said hole, a collar c, of apas hereinbefore set forth.

proximately tubular shape, Whose upper end In testimony that I claim the foregoing as embraces said upturned edges around the my own I have hereto affixed my signature in 5 hole h, whose body forms the shank of the presence of two Witnesses.

button and Whose lower end is flared, and a tack having a sharp point at its upper eX- VALLACE E. JACKSON.

tremity and an enlarged head f at its lower Vitnesses:

end, the upper end of said tack standing in- FRANK R. VHITE,

ro side the turner and above said upturned edges l SYLVESTER P.. HOYT. 

